Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary:

To provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and treatment interventions for the specified service user group, to carry a complex caseload as a member of the MDT and to take a lead in developing the occupational therapy service provision within the setting.

All staff should comply with the Trusts Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.

Key Relationships:

To work with Occupational Therapists within the service and the wider Trust network.

• To work with other Multi-Disciplinary Team members

To work with service users and carers

To work and liaise with other statutory and non-statutory service providers involved in service user care and Treatment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To manage a caseload of clients with complex OT needs, using evidence based/client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in clinic and community settings and on home visits.

To provide leadership for junior staff, through supervision and appraisal

To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of OT services, holding responsibility for defined projects where appropriate

To regularly supervise OT students on practice placement, following attendance at an approved Fieldwork Educators course

• To apply knowledge of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) and other standardised assessment approaches relevant to the clinical setting.
• Following assessment, to undertake case formulation in order to highlight occupational strengths and limitations and to inform the intervention plan moving forward.
• To work collaboratively with service users to identify OT goals as part of the overall recovery plan.
• To provide interventions in the manner that is consistent with Trust standards and values.
• To attend relevant MDT and professionals meetings for you case load.
• Provide written reports as required.
• To routinely provide feedback to the MDT regarding observed occupational performance throughout contact, which inform ongoing assessment and therapeutic intervention.
• To provide specialist support and education to service users and carers regarding aspects of occupational therapy e.g. equipment fitting, rehabilitation programmes.
• To maintain clinical records using the electronic patient record system.
• To liaise with carers and other professionals as relevant.
• To exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent reliable attendance.
• To attend mandatory training.
• To comply with the RCOT Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and national and Trust policies
• To review and reflect on your own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal.
• To maintain a professional portfolio for CPD, recording learning outcomes through participation in internal/external development opportunities.
• To actively participate in the Trust OT CPD development programme, as a learner and a facilitator

Clinical Responsibility

To work effectively as a member of a team in providing an occupational therapy service to the designated area.

To provide specialist Occupational Therapy advice, intervention and support given to service users and their carers.

To provide timely feedback to the MDT information regarding the service users wellbeing and occupational performance.

To provide a detailed and specialist occupational therapy report when required, within designated clinical area.

To use evidence-based practice to engage service users in meaningful and appropriate activities, to promote independence, recovery and well-being.

To have a senior oversight of the needs of the service user group and develop services accordingly.

To demonstrate and apply a specialist level of understanding of the effect of disability and recommend adaptations to the clients physical and social environment.

To ensure that up to date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.

To undertake risk assessments within clinical area as guided by local/Trust policies.

To report incidents, safeguarding concerns, complaints and compliments.

To actively participate in safety huddles and de-brief sessions as appropriate.

Leadership and Staff Management Responsibility

To review and reflect on personal practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal.

To exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistently reliable attendance.

To co-ordinate the day-to-day activities of the department (under the guidance of senior staff) including delegation of tasks to junior staff where applicable.

To demonstrate leadership skills through the management of designated projects.

To have a senior oversight in the induction, training and education of students and other staff in this setting as appropriate.

To be responsible for the supervision of junior staff as appropriate

• To deputise for the Band 7 OT or senior equivalent as required.

Financial Responsibility

• To manage stock, advising and obtaining resources to carry out the job.
• To be responsible for the safekeeping and use of equipment and materials.
• To follow Service procedures with regards to use of and recording of petty cash use within the unit.
• To be responsible for the completion of own expenses claim.
• To ensure effective and efficient use of resources.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Education, Training

Essential

• BSc/MSc/PG Dip Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office, Teams and associated packages.
• Completion of preceptorship and/or evidence of having met the full KSF Gateway for Band 5 OTs
• Evidence of relevant post grad training.

Desirable

• Membership of RCOT, including specialist section
• First line management training
• Solution Focused Brief Therapy training
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy training
• Practice Placement qualification/APPLE accreditation
• AMPS/ESI/SI training
• Broad base of clinical experience

Previous Experience

Essential

• Post registration experience in relevant clinical setting e.g. inpatient mental health or learning disability
• Applied experience of providing both individual and group work interventions.
• Specialist knowledge and experience of using the Model of Human Occupation assessment tools, or others appropriate to area.
• Experience of other specialist Occupational Therapy assessment tools
• Documented evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience in providing advice, support and clinical supervision to junior staff and/or students
• Applied knowledge of Recovery principles and how these relate to OT

Desirable

• Experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or learning disability in a variety of health and social care settings
• Previous experience of having worked at Band 6 level
• Experience in research or audit

Skills, knowledge and ability 1. communication skills

Essential

• Strong communication skills, written and verbal and the ability to persuade and negotiate with peers and senior colleagues
• Proven track record of working within a multidisciplinary team and an understanding of team dynamics
• Knowledge and application of key policy, health legislation and guidelines which impact on OT and mental health/LD practice.
• Ability to provide and receive sensitive and difficult information regarding service users care and social situation
• Knowledge of and effective use of appropriate professional relationships and boundaries
• High level of ability to grade and adapt practical skills
• Evidence of delivery of training and professional development sessions

2. ANALYTICAL SKILLS

Essential

• Ability to apply broad knowledge of current best practice in OT and mental health
• A high level of problem solving/clinical judgement skills and the ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
• Ability to respond and adjust appropriately to the changing needs of service users
• Highly developed Observational skills
• Specialist knowledge and experience of using the Model of Human Occupation Assessment tools and or equivalent in area
• Highly developed ability to evaluate group interventions and outcomes
• Highly developed case formulation skills to guide own OT intervention plan and those of others
• Experience of audits/evaluations of interventions and direct involvement of implementation of any subsequent changes to practice.

Desirable

• Experience of PBS formulation
• Experience of sensory assessment

3. PHYSICAL SKILLS

Essential

• Ability to use a range of IT equipment relevant to the role.
• Ability to engage in a range of physical activities
• Car Driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving)

4. PHYSICAL EFFORT

Essential

• Appropriate level of fitness to undertake all tasks within the role including RESPECT techniques unless you have a disability defined by the Equality Act
• Appropriate level of fitness to undertake moving and handling tasks required for the role
• Car Driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving)

5. MENTAL EFFORT

Essential

• Ability to concentrate, respond appropriately to interruptions and meet deadlines

6. EMOTIONAL EFFORT

Essential

• Regular requirement to deal with distressing or emotionally charged situations.
• Ability to work empathetically with people who have offended, and people with personality disorder
• Good personal self-awareness

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Essential

• Demonstrate an understanding of the value of activity to personal wellbeing

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Park View Resource Centre

Birch Tree Close

King's Lynn

PE30 5QD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical:

1. To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of service users applying psychological measures, including psychometric tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with service users, family members, carers, staff teams and others involved in the service users care and management under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.

1. To assist in the formulation and delivery of individualised intervention plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a service users problems, under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.

1. To assist in consultation and formulation of complex cases with staff groups from a range of professional backgrounds under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.

1. To assist in the delivery and evaluation of group treatment programmes under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.

5.To assist in report writing and the completion of risk assessments, as well as clinically related administration and data analysis under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.

1. To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all service users, across all settings where care takes place.

1. To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings under the supervision of a qualified psychologist.

Teaching, Training & Supervision:

1. To receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines.

2. To develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of current duties.

3. To gain wider experience of professional psychology within the NHS over and above that provided within the principal service area where the post-holder is employed.

4. To contribute to the training and support of other staff, utilising psychological knowledge especially in areas related to offending behaviours, learning disabilities, mental health and personality disorder.

Policy & Service Development:

1 1.To assist in the design and implementation of service development projects within the service as required.

2 2.To attend meetings where directed and appropriate, in which service developments are planned and discussed.

Information Resources:

11.Responsible for personal record keeping, processing and storage of data and taking and transcribing minutes where appropriate.

22. To ensure that all databases related to the service area are maintained satisfactorily.

Research and Service Evaluation:

1. To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects relating to the assessment and treatment of service users as required.

2. To assist in the design and implementation of service evaluation projects to evaluate group programmes as directed.

3. To assist in undertaking data collection, analysis, the production of reports and summaries, using IT and statistical programmes as required.

4. To assist in undertaking searches of evidence-based literature and research to assist qualified psychologists in evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other team members.

5. To assist in producing audit and research reports to be disseminated locally and nationally through poster and oral presentations at a variety of research, academic and clinical forums as directed.

Communications

11.Communicate highly complex, sensitive and potentially contentious information to service users, carers and staff in a manner that is clear, respectful, psychologically informed and appropriate to the individual's cognitive and emotional needs.

2 2. Establish and maintain effective therapeutic relationships with service users, including those who may be distressed, anxious, ambivalent, hostile, suspicious, or reluctant to engage.

3. Adapt verbal, non-verbal and written communication to meet the needs of individuals with learning disabilities, neurodevelopmental conditions, mental health difficulties, communication impairments or cultural and linguistic differences.

4. Produce clear, concise and accurate clinical records, psychological assessments, formulations, intervention plans, risk assessments, process notes and professional reports in accordance with Trust and professional standards.

5. Maintain effective working relationships with colleagues across professions and agencies, including nursing, psychiatry, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, social care, probation services and case managers.

For full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role please refer to the job description and person specification documents attached.

Person Specification

Education, Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential

• An upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology.
• Eligible to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.

Desirable

• Further post graduate training / qualification in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and / or research design and analysis e.g. MSc in Forensic Psychology.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Previous experience of working within a forensic / secure context.
• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with learning disabilities, mental illness, personality disorder and offending histories.
• An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a forensic, learning disability context.
• Previous experience of contributing to psychological assessments.
• Previous experience of contributing to the implementation of psychological interventions
• Previous experience of working as part of an MDT in a relevant setting.
• High level communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
• Ability to communicate sensitive information to service users, carers and colleagues.
• High standard of report writing.
• Graduate level knowledge of research design and methodology.
• Experience of using databases or data analysis software.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Little Plumstead Hospital

Hospital Road

Little Plumstead, Norwich

NR13 5EW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

To carry a clinical caseload and act as the lead practitioner fulfilling the named nurse role for a group of service users. The post provides opportunities to specialise in different aspects of specialist mental health care.

To undertake comprehensive personalised care and support needs and risk assessments(including capacity assessments)

Where necessary to administer prescribed medication or to superviseits administration and assess the service user for desired and non-desired effects.

To maintain robust clinical records and prepare reports as required.

To be aware of and comply with the relevant mental health and workrelated legislation and policy at all times.

Car driver essential as a majority of the posts are community based, the post holder will need a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes including business insurance (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

For full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role please refer to the job description and person specification documents attached.

Person Specification

Knowledge/Training/Experience

Essential

• RMN or Dip / BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing
• ENB 998 / Preceptorship and Mentorship.

Desirable

• ENB 812/Bsc in Specialist Community Nursing Practice (Mental Health)
• Psychosocial interventions

Experience and Attainments

Essential

• Experience of working in a range of settings relevant to the post
• Post registration experience at Band 5 level or equivalent
• Experience of working in acute mental health inpatient/day care services
• Experience of working in situations of crisis and emotionally demanding environments.
• Experience and knowledge of safeguarding process
• Experience of teaching and training
• Experience and knowledge of working in a multi-ethnic community
• Experience of delivering evidence based care

Desirable

• Experience of working with acute mental health problems in a community setting.

Knowledge

Essential

• Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation, ethical issues, strategic frameworks and current guidelines regarding the range of presenting problems in adult mental health, their implications for both practices and clinical management
• Professional Code of Conduct
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Clinical risk assessment and management in a community setting.

Desirable

• Knowledge of parenting literature and its application
• Ability to teach and train others using multi-media materials suitable for presentation.
• Knowledge of current developments in research with service user group

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

• Skills to use and give supervision effectively
• Skills in the use of complex methods of assessment and treatment of individual, couples, and families requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Skills in applying theory to practice and ability to use a range of models in formulating community care plans.
• Ability to communicate effectively within a multi-professional team
• Ability to work with diverse communities in a wide variety of contexts
• Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information where persuasive, empathic and reassuring skills are required
• Ability to deal sensitively with stressful situation including; staff and organisational problems; safeguarding; family breakdown; serious mental ill health and risk of self-harm
• Ability to cope with verbal abuse and to recognise and diffuse potential physical abuse from service users.
• Ability to apply practice governance as appropriate to maintain ethical and effective clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
• Assessing and monitoring physical health care

Desirable

• Substantial IT skills

Communication and People Skills

Essential

• Able to communicate effectively, orally and in writing at an ageappropriate level - complex, technical, and/or clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and professionals within and outside the NHS
• Ability to work flexibly across service boundaries.
• Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to hold the stress of others.

Organisational skills

Essential

• Ability to maintain high standards of record keeping, including data entry and recording.
• Ability to work autonomously, setting appropriate goals in accordance with professional, ethical guidelines and Trust policies.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colne House, 21 Upton Road, Watford, WD18 0JP

Upton Road

Watford.

WD18 0JP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• The post holder will be a key MDT member on respiratory inpatient wards and in complex clinics.
• The post holder will assess suitability (in clinic etc), complete referrals and assess respiratory patients for psychological interventions and may support in the running of LTC rehab classes and group interventions.
• The post holder will continue to iterate and implement a user-centred design approach to the respiratory/Talking Therapies pathway. Including quantitative and qualitative auditing, interviewing, and recording referral/assessment outcomes.
• Research, training and presenting opportunities are likely to be part of the role. Post holders must feel competent and confident in delivering pathway information and service training more generally (supported by senior clinicians).
• The post holder will be around patients with complex/acute illnesses, some of which will be on end-of-life care. While supervision is provided, this must be taken into consideration when applying to the post.

You will need to have worked with individuals with mental health problems and have knowledge of common mental health difficulties (depression and anxiety disorders). You will be able to identify such difficulties and understand about recommended treatment options, to accept into the service or refer and signpost to local services as appropriate. You will have excellent communication and relationship-building skills and be able to work effectively as a team member, as well as with autonomy (but under supervision). Experience in acute/urgent care, with long term conditions will be an asset, as well as an interest in the link between physical and mental health and developing services and interventions to support this cohort.

If required, you will be prepared to work outside standard 9-5 office hours as part of a scheduled work-plan for one day per week (between 8am and 8pm, Monday-Thursday). This is a hybrid role, and the main base will be in Braintree, however, as part of the co-located pathway you will be required to attend other sites where respiratory clinics are run. There is an expectation that you will be at our base or in the community for two days per week, and the remaining days will be home-based working.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Honours degree of higher in Psychology
• Entitlement to graduate membership of BPS

Desirable

• Further post grad training in relevant areas of psychology, mental health practice or research, design and analysis

Experience

Essential

• Worked with people with MH problems
• Understanding of and compliance with relevant professional standards and practice
• Use of computers for data analysis (excel and SPSS)

Desirable

• Working in primary care services
• Has undertaken audit in clinical services

Skills

Essential

• High standard of report writing
• Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues
• Ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a primary care context
• Can communicate effectively within MDT
• Able to interact with service users in a respectful and empathic manner
• Team working
• Interest in working with people with MH problems
• High level communication skills to manage sensitive conversations, and ability to work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive
• Ability to assess common mental health problems
• Understanding of importance of using evidence based psychological interventions in primary care
• Car driver
• Ability to work under pressure
• Able to manage own workload
• Self-reflective
• Ability to develop good therapeutic relationships with service users and carers

Desirable

• Fluent in languages other than english

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tekhnicon House Springwood Drive Braintree CM7 2YN

Springwood Drive

Braintree

CM7 2YN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Support the Team Leader in establishing and maintaining effective inter team and inter agency communication.

Provide effective liaison/communication throughout the care pathway to service users, their carers and others, responding sensitively to all needs especially in highly emotive settings.

To maintain effective joint working with others, developing positive working relationships and clear communications with Multi-disciplinary Teams and other professionals.

Ensure that all relevant information regarding service users care, in particular, issues of concern, RE practice and workload are communicated as necessary to the line manager.

Liaise with other professionals in relation to service user care, actively participating in care planning and review meetings and attending case conferences required.

Act as a Care Coordinator ensuring high quality care delivery at all times.

Take a leading role in designated projects/service development as allocated.

Support the line manager/service line lead in the effective and timely management of complaints and serious untoward incidents.

Identify the training needs of junior staff highlighting this to the Team Leader.

Plan, develop and deliver training to others as needed.

Undertake Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) duties or be willing to undertake AMHP training.

Please see JD attached for further information and responsibilities required

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RMN or Dip/BSc (Hons) / MSc in Mental Health Nursing
• ENB 998/Preceptorship and Mentorship

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Essential

• At least 2 years of post-registration experience with at least one year at Band 5
• Experience of working in acute mental health inpatient/day care services
• Experience and knowledge of working in a multi-ethnic community

Desirable

• Experience of working with acute mental health problems in a community setting

Skills

Desirable

• Substantial IT skills

Other

Essential

• Car Driver

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Marlowes, 39-41 The Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1LD

Hemel

HP1 1LD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary:Senior Social Workers are a key part of the senior management team and the focus of the role is to promote, lead and act in accordance with the principles of personalisation, ensuring the team are working to promote wellbeing, and enabling individuals rights to choice and control. In doing so they will carry out complex assessments of need, plan and deliver services and review outcomes with the individual, their personal support networks and support providers.

Senior Social Workers will lead the Team's social care agenda and will supervise the social care staff within the Team. As a Senior Social Worker you will act as a champion and leader of social care within a locality/quadrant to ensure a focus on outcome based interventions. You will be expected to give robust, consistent expert social care practice advice, including safeguarding, in partnership with other specialist senior social care colleagues. You will reinforce the need to deliver high quality, cost effective social care services to service users and their carers focused on the principles of choice, control and independence, as well as ensuring their safety. You will have a small caseload of the most complex cases and you will manage the provision of assessments and reviews of social care intervention.

Partnership working is a key component of this post both within and outside the Trust and you will need to be innovative in ensuring that there is a range of appropriate services locally to support individual recovery journeys. You will work with community partners to address complex social issues and will be encouraged to think innovatively about how to address local concerns with our community partners.

You will be expected to work in partnership with service users and carers so that they can be empowered, and services can be improved as a result of feedback of their experiences.

All Senior Social Workers must be registered with Social Work England.

For a more detailed description, please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification.

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

Essential

• An appropriate professional social work qualification
• Registration with General Social Care Council
• Education to degree level
• Masters Degree or equivalent training
• Approved Mental Health Professional training and qualification (or prepared to undertake training within a year of appointment)
• Relevant post-qualifying training for social workers

Desirable

• Other post-qualifying training e.g. CBT, family therapy
• Best Interests Assessment training

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Stong post qualification experience with demonstrable evidence of excellent practice at a high level
• Extensive knowledge of legislation, statutory guidance, theory and policy in relation to relevant adult and children's social care.
• Experience of undertaking assessments,focused as personalisation, choice and control, and care planning Understanding and experience of personal budgets and direct payments
• Experience of supervising and mentoring staff
• Experience of multidisciplinary working and evidence of collaborative work
• Experience of partnership working with service users and carers, demonstrating dignity and respect particularly in very challenging situations
• Experience of work as Approved Mental Health Professional.

Desirable

• Experience of work as a Best Interests assessor

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Essential

• Excellent ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders including service users and carers, other professional colleagues, members of other organisations and local communities, verbally and in writing.
• Evidence of successful management of difficult meetings.
• Ability to manage highly sensitive information
• Experience of using electronic recording systems and ability to produce accurate, appropriate and timely reports

ANALYTICAL SKILLS

Essential

• Ability to analyse service user and carer information.
• Experience of undertaking small scale audits and surveys.

Desirable

• Understanding of basic research methods

DIVERSITY

Essential

• Demonstrable ability to working sensitively with diverse needs and environments
• Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice

PHYSICAL SKILLS

Essential

• Ability to visit and attend meetings at a variety of locations and environments Experience of using computer - PC
• literate to ECDL standard
• Able to travel between bases and offices, as required, using suitable mode of transport.

PHYSICAL EFFORT

Essential

• Ability to meet timescales and respond to crises and appropriate

MENTAL EFFORT

Essential

• Flexibility and ability to respond to a variety of tasks, and to prioritise own workload
• Ability to manage others and convey information which may be contentious sensitively so that it achieves required improvements and outcomes

EMOTIONAL EFFORT

Essential

• Ability to deal with distressing and sometimes aggressive behaviour of service users, carers and colleagues

GENERAL

Essential

• Experience of working in an integrated health and social care environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colne House

21 Upton Road

Watford

WD18 0JP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide the nursing perspective to the clinical work of the team and to the delivery of all aspects of the service, advising on the appropriateness of referrals for a nursing oriented approach, and maintaining a small clinical caseload of highly complex and demanding cases.

To provide a highly specialist, holistic assessment of referrals in order to formulate and implement plans for the treatment and management of care based on an appropriate conceptual framework employing research based evidence.

To use highly specialist knowledge and experience to identify, analyse and interpret highly complex problem behaviour and inter-actionable patterns making appropriate 4 formulations to prioritise, engage and intervene effectively to assist service users, carers and families.

To provide highly specialist nursing (and multi-modality) guidance, advice and consultation to the multidisciplinary team, contributing expertise to the treatment formulations.

To support alternatives where possible, to prevent in-patient admission and possible disengagement with the service by specialist and flexible outreach in service users homes.

To provide a care package which offers the most effective therapeutic response to service users and their families and, where appropriate, working jointly and collaboratively with other clinicians in the multi-disciplinary team.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached herewith for full particulars.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse ( Mental Health/Learning Disability)
• Teaching certificate including annual update (ENB 998), or equivalent.
• Evidence of CPD
• Nurse Independent Prescriber

Desirable

• MSc in specific therapeutic treatment modality e.g. systemic practice, cognitive behavioural therapy. Post graduate clinical and therapeutic qualification related to the community.

Experience

Essential

• Sound experience of working in a range of settings relevant to the post
• Experience of nurse independent prescribing for relevant service user group
• Experience of working with service users presenting with emotional/psychological difficulties and challenging behaviour with their families and wider networks in situations of crisis and emotionally demanding environments.
• Experience and knowledge of implementing safeguarding procedures for children and adults
• Experience of teaching and training in practice
• Experience of peer supervision, supervising colleagues in the multidisciplinary team and consultation in other agency settings
• Experience and knowledge of working in a multi-ethnic community

Desirable

• Experience of therapeutic practice in different cultural contexts.
• Record of publication in professional journals.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colne House, Upton Road, Watford, WD18 0JP

21 Upton Road

Watford

WD18 0JP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• You will develop and maintain professional relationships with education staff.
• You will be on site at allocated educational settings each day of the week.
• You will provide 1-1 interventions such as low intensity CBT (guided self-help) for children, young people, parent/carers and school staff,
• You will work with group interventions.
• You will facilitate workshops for children, young people, parent/carers and school staff.
• You will work in drop-in surgeries for children, young people and school staff.
• You will facilitate co-production to support service development,
• You will help support the team in resource development,

For a more detailed description of the role, please see attached JD and PS.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING

Essential

• Successful completion of the HEE commissioned 1yr 'Education Mental Health Practitioner' or the 'Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice' course with experience of working with child, young people and families.
• Experience of working clinically with children and young people in a setting such a CAMHS and/or within an educational setting

Desirable

• A further relevant degree qualification

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Experience of working with children and young people, their families, and others in a healthcare and education setting
• Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders.
• Experience working in a service which has agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.
• Experience in using an electronic clinical records and data collection system.
• Experience of working with parent/carers who's children/young people have social, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties, and those who have experienced a mental health problem
• Experience of working with children and young people with anxiety disorders, affective (mood) disorders.
• Experience of the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions to children, young people, or their families (e.g., CBT informed, solution focused brief therapy).
• Experience of monitoring and recording outcome measures for children's emotional wellbeing

Desirable

• Experience of navigating complex social systems and environments, who may have conflicting priorities or agendas.
• Experience of working with looked after children.
• Experience of working with other vulnerable groups.

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITY

Essential

• Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety, depression, and challenging behaviour and how it may present in universal services
• Demonstrates understanding of the need to use evidence based psychological models and how it relates to this post.
• Knowledge of capacity and consent issues including Gillick competence.
• Knowledge of educational environments.
• Knowledge of safeguarding issues.
• Knowledge of the functional operation of specialist CAMHS teams.
• Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health interventions with children/families
• Ability to conduct group parenting programmes.
• Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group.
• Ability to conduct mental health assessments of children and young people.
• Ability to assess risk and to record and communicate appropriately
• Ability to take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk.
• Ability to teach others about mental health issues.
• Ability to conduct other group therapeutic interventions with children and their families.

Desirable

• Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the stressors young people may encounter in an educational setting and the impact that these can have on mental health
• Knowledge of the school's safeguarding procedures and who the Designated Safeguarding Lead, (DSL), is in each establishment that they work in.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to write clear reports and letters.
• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
• Ability to use clinical supervision positively and effectively
• Ability to deliver interventions to groups (young people and parent/carer groups).
• Skills in delivering Guided Self-Help interventions.

Desirable

• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with young people

ANALYTICAL SKILLS

Essential

• Ability to assess risk assessments and understanding of the importance of assessing risk.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Abel Smith school,

Churchfields,

Hertford,

SG13 8AE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Placement and student administration: Match, allocate and record information on placements for students on nursing, associate, and degree apprenticeship programmes of study from commencement to completion of training. Request logins for all students and AHP trainees
• Liaise and maintain professional networking relationships as directed by the Non- Medical Education Lead.
• Liaise with Team leads and Universities placement office to ensure appropriate allocation of student nurses to Clinical placements are in line with placement capacity and agreed parameters. Actively assist with the sourcing of placement allocations by communicating in writing and by phone with potential placement settings.
• Re-arrange placement schedules for students following an interruption or resumption of training. Record and update changes relating to student personal circumstances, informing the relevant internal and external personnel as necessary.
• Maintain database of all student allocation, ensuring the information is correct
• Provide student group information and reports for the teams as required
• Support the Non- Medical Education Lead and team in dealing with student, assessor, and practice supervisor queries, maintaining tact, diplomacy, and confidentiality. Appropriately and effectively address routine placement queries from students, placement tutors and placement settings, escalating where necessary.
• Advise tutors, Team Leads, placement settings and students on placement administrative processes and arrangements.
• Work with the Non-Medical Education lead in periodic reviews of the team performance and contribute to the overall development plan
• Support the Non -Medical Education Lead and the team with implementation of change management about placement requirements within our partnerships
• Attend internal and external Service Provider meetings taking notes/minutes as and when required
• Work with team members to review and develop administrative procedures on an ongoing basis to enable efficient and robust management information systems.
• Work across the Placement teams in supporting wider administrative activities as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good standard of general education to Diploma Level or equivalent, including English and Maths to GCSE level or equivalent level qualification
• Recognised computing qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

• Sufficient knowledge of Excel and data presentation
• Establishing and maintaining office systems
• Good knowledge of Student Placement allocation
• Experience of dealing with Students IT issues

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hertfordshire Partnership University Foundation NHS Trust, Head Office

Beaconsfield Road, The Colonnades

Hatfield

AL10 8YE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Leadership and Staff Management Responsibility

• Will exercise leadership and develop a good working relationship with colleagues in the MDT and the unit as a whole.
• To ensure that the Trust policies/procedures, NMC guidelines andprotocols are adhered to at all times.
• To monitor and review sickness/absence, in partnership with the team leader.
• To participate in the recruitment and selection of junior staff.
• To participate in positive, regular clinical supervision and formal appraisal systems in line with the Trust policy.
• To contribute to the orientation/induction programmes for new staff and to the training/development programmes for all staff and students.
• Ensuring the physical environment is conducive to developing andmaintaining a therapeutic environment consistent with the well being of both service-users and staff.
• To develop regular teaching sessions within the clinical environment.
• To act as a mentor to student nurses, providing ongoing support.
• To act as site nurse in charge out of hours on a rotational basis
• Will be required to act up in the absence of the Team Leader.
• To take charge of the Unit as required.

For full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role please refer to the job description and person specification documents attached.

Person Specification

Educational achievements, qualifications, and training

Essential

• RMN/RLDN or Dip/ Bsc (Hons) in Mental Health/ Learning Disability Nursing
• ENB 998 / Preceptorship and Mentorship

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience at Band 5 or equivalent
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Experience of working in other secure services

Job related attitude and skills

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively within a multi- professional team.
• Confidence to work autonomously, use own initiative, and make decisions in complex situations.
• Ability to deal with distressing circumstances and challenging behaviour.
• Experience of risk assessment and management.
• Ability to cope with an unpredictable work pattern and frequent interruptions.
• Understanding of legal frameworks such as MHA.
• Supervision skills

Desirable

• Implementing quality improvement initiatives.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Ability to work flexibly according to client / service needs.
• Receptive to changing environments and an ability to promote positive approaches to implementing changes according to service and client need.
• Leadership qualities
• Ability to remain calm in difficult situations.
• Positive approach to work
• Attention to detail.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broadland Clinic

Little Plumstead Hospital

Norwich

NR13 5EW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Relationships:

• To work with service users and carers
• To work with other members of Specialist Learning Disability Service
• To work with other stakeholders including Health Facilitation, Learning Disability in-patient services, Primary and Secondary Care Services, county council and any other relevant stakeholder group
• To link with other SLTs particular those in the Learning Disabilities and Forensic business stream

Duties and Responsibilities:

• To manage a mixed caseload, using evidence-based person centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions for the specified service user group
• To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team
• To maintain clinical records
• To develop skills and knowledge

Clinical Responsibility

• To assess, diagnose and develop treatment plans for service users, including those with - profound learning disabilities, additional sensory and/or physical disability, mental health diagnosis and/or challenging behaviour.
• To be responsible for managing a defined complex caseload with ongoing evaluation of clinical effectiveness
• To work with and be available to other SLTs and Assistant Therapy Practitioners (ATPs) for support and joint consultation regarding clinical practice as required
• To be an autonomous practitioner
• To work with service users and carers to identify SLT requirements as part of the overall care plan
• To plan and implement individual interventions, in collaboration with the service user and carer
• To monitor, evaluate and modify interventions with service users to ensure effectiveness of intervention and positive outcomes
• To have knowledge and understanding of the application of alternative and augmentative communication
• To have the skills needed to facilitate group work with service users
• To undertake complex risk assessment and risk management for individual clients
• To ensure that clients are consulted and involved in decision about their care

For full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role please refer to the job description and person specification documents attached.

Person Specification

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Specialist knowledge and application of speech and language therapy assessments and interventions
• Detailed knowledge of evidence-based practice and its contribution to practice governance
• Extensive clinical experience and ability to demonstrate application of advanced clinical skills
• Ability to facilitate therapist, generic technician and student development through effective supervision
• Experience of working within a Learning Disability setting
• Planning and coordination of treatment packages
• Leadership and first line management experience

Desirable

• Experience of working in a relevant in-patient setting
• Participation in research projects and audit

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING

Essential

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• Registration with HCPC
• Member of the RCSLT
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Post graduate training/experience in learning disabilities, mental health/challenging behaviour and physical/sensory disabilities

Desirable

• Dysphagia training

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Essential

• Clear and effective communication through written, verbal and non-verbal modes
• Broad knowledge of current best practice in SLT, Learning Disabilities and mental health
• Understanding of team dynamics
• Group work skills
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders

ANALYTICAL SKILLS

Essential

• Contributing to formulations and care planning formally and informally
• Broad knowledge of current best practice in SLT and mental health
• Planning and co-ordination of treatment packages
• Ability to identify and analyse problems and be proactive in their solution
• Ability to analyze professional and ethical issues
• Applied knowledge of mental health legislation
• Applied knowledge and risk assessment and management
• Understanding of SLT outcome measures

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Midshires

Smeaton Close

Aylesbury

HP19 8HL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibility

• To provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the quadrant MDT, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care
• To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients complex mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings
• To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions including CBT for individuals, carers, families and groups, employed individually and in synthesis, co-working with other team members/disciplines as appropriate, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses
• To make skilled evaluations and decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group. This evidence-based approach includes monitoring outcomes, modifying and adapting interventions drawn from a range of theoretical models
• To exercise autonomous professional responsibility within HCPC guidelines for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans, ensuring appropriate assessment, formulation and interventions, communicating with referrers and others involved with the care on a regular basis
• To provide specialist psychological advice guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan, facilitating the effective and appropriate provision of psychological care by all members of the teams to the client
• To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the client group
• To provide specialist expertise and psychological support to clients, their carers and staff working with the clients
• To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management
• To act as care coordinator, where appropriate, ensuring provision of a care package appropriate for the clients needs, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of the clients care, including the child/adolescent, their family/carers, referring agents and others involved in the network of care
• To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing, according to professional and Trust guidelines, including electronic data entry and recording
• To maintain and develop skills in the area of professional pre- and post-graduate training and clinical supervision

For full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role please refer to the job description and person specification documents attached.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Post-graduate doctorate in clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, or fully completed training as a Counselling Psychologist
• Full registration with Health Professions Council under the Clinical or Counselling modality
• Related academic qualifications to masters or doctorate level
• Experience of independent administration and interpretation in cognitive assessment
• Experience of research, service development and audit
• Substantial pre-qualification clinical experience under supervision to enable the post holder to take full clinical responsibility for their caseload

Desirable

• Chartered status with the British Psychological Society
• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems with a wide range of client groups across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency collaboration
• Doctoral level knowledge of clinical/counselling psychology including highly developed knowledge of developmental psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, child and adolescent mental
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology
• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management with clients with complex problems, including specialised psychological interventions for difficult to treat groups (eg multiple mental health and/or physical health problems)
• Ability to demonstrate an area of special interest/skill and experience in an evidence based therapeutic intervention
• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS and HCPC
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively and well, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rosanne House Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HG

Parkway

Welwyn Garden City

AL8 6HG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Oak Ward is a 12 bed Male Intensive inpatient psychiatric unit

The Health Care Assistant will have an appreciation and knowledge of unit procedures, competency based clinical observations, and will be able to organise day to day tasks and activities based on an agreed work plan.

This role will work with more experienced Registered and Unregistered practitioners providing support to both health and social care professionals. The aim is to assess the service users within a short period of time and identify the most appropriate treatment pathway.

The successful candidates will:

• display a considerable degree of initiative andpossess mature judgment
• maintain a calm, friendly and efficient manner when dealing with service users, their relatives, the police, colleagues and visitors
• have experience in mental health
• have experience of caring for vulnerable adults

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ 3

Experience

Essential

• Some experience as a Band 2 HCA

Communication Skills

Essential

• Recognises and reflects on barriers to effective communication, modifying communication in response
• Keeps accurate and complete records and communication consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
• Demonstrate good verbal presentation skills

Desirable

• De-escalation in managing verbal aggression of disturbed service users

Analytical Skills

Essential

• Demonstrate good decision making skills
• Flexible and responsive approach to care
• Knowledge and ability to positively manage change
• Ability to identify and manage changes to clinical risks

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Oak Ward

Kingsley green

Radlett

WD7 9HQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

As Clinical Matron you will join an existing group of senior nurses across our Specialist Services and work collaboratively, with excellent peer support, in delivering the highest standard of nursing leadership within your services, being an exemplary professional role model to others, and leading and building a robust nursing workforce.

Please refer to full Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse on NMC register
• Educated to Master's degree or currently working towards a Master's degree
• Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
• Leadership course evident or working towards
• Mentorship course

Experience

Essential

• Wide knowledge of developments in the NHS impacting on the Trust, including comprehensive understanding of current NHS initiatives and targets

Desirable

• Accreditation (CQC, AIMS) and revalidation knowledge and experience
• Confident with HR policies and procedures and demonstrable evidence of managing significant numbers of staff

Skills

Essential

• Management experience in clinical NHS environment
• Excellent understanding of the management of safe staffing
• Significant experience of people management and effective leadership
• Ability to lead the service areas with vision and determination
• Ability to offer encouragement and support to others to foster both personal and professional development

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Elizabeth Court

Graveley road

Stevenage

SG14YS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

In return, we can offer you:

leadership and management training opportunities

5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (up to a maximum of £2,122 per annum)

27-33 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)

One of the UK's best pension schemes

Comprehensive health and wellbeing services

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Good honours degree in psychology. Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
• Post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, or fully completed training as a Counselling Psychologist.
• Significant full-time post registration experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment with clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature.
• Full registration with Health Professions Council
• Related academic qualifications to masters or doctorate level.
• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice. Experience in neuropsychological assessment

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Assessed experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of adults of working age with a wide range of presentations of varying severity. Typically, this would involve vast experience and significantly at a highly specialist level, or its equivalent demonstrated through CV and interview.
• Experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems, including: medically unexplained symptoms, physical health problems, and personality difficulties.
• Demonstrate further specialist clinical experience and training, through a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a specialist clinical psychologist over a minimum of 18 months, or an agreed alternative
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for client's psychological care and treatment.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision, including supervision of clinical psychology trainee(s).
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary therapy service.
• Doctoral level knowledge of clinical psychology including highly developed knowledge of older age psychology, models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Civic offices, Borehamwood, WD6 1WA

Hertsmere Civic Offices

Borehamwood

WD6 1WA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)